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Apple has bowed to the demands of its users and finally announced a tiny but significant change in its keyboard.

The electronics giant has altered the on-screen keyboard so that when shift is pressed the entire range of letters will show in uppercase.

When shift is off, all letters will show in lower case.

Until now, the only indicator as to whether you were using upper or lower case letters was a change in the shift key arrow from black to gray - something that wasn't particularly obvious.

The change signals an end to the frustration at having to delete letters because you mistakenly typed an upper case when you wanted a lower case, and vice versa. 

The update was revealed during the release of a new beta for the iOS 9 operating system for iPads and iPhones. 

It was one of the most common modification requests by gadget lovers when iOS7 and iOS8 were in the works, but developers never incorporated the idea. 

The beta version was released on Saturday, but the full software is set to be available to new customers in the fall.

It includes a more intelligent Siri, a navigation tool that allows you to search public transit routes, and a 'Nearby' feature - allowing you to browse restaurants, shops and bars in close range.

The Apple News app also gives a constant stream of articles from their favorite publications.

Daily Mail Online is one of the news sites available.

The 'Notes' feature has also been updated, so check-lists can be created. Users will be able to use Apple Music to listen to Beats 1 radio, a 24-hour live station with exclusive interviews and songs. 

Following the news the shift button 'irritation' had been fixed, Apple fans took to social media to express their relief.

Steve Kovach tweeted: 'Finally! Lowercase letters on the iPhone keyboard'